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6 Ways to Keep Your Mind Sharp as You Age (Family Features) As knowledge about the aging process, medical research and technology continues to advance, so do the options for managing how aging impacts your life. While biologically everyone ages differently, you can control some things by committing to healthy lifestyle choices that […]
2022-02-14 Exits by Black and Hispanic Teachers Pose a New Threat to Covid-Era Education Heidi de Marco, Kaiser Health News Lynette Henley needed one more year to receive her full pension after 40 years as a teacher, but she couldn’t convince herself it was worth the risk. So Henley, 65, who has diabetes and […]
2022-02-14 Oxytocin’s effects aren’t just about love At last, neuroscientists are learning how the hormone shapes social behaviors such as pair-bonding and parental care. It’s more complicated than they thought. By Bob Holmes When love is in the air, what’s happening in the brain? For many years, biologists would answer, “Oxytocin!” This small protein […]
2022-02-13 What Are Taxpayers Spending for Those ‘Free’ Covid Tests? The Government Won’t Say. Christine Spolar The four free covid-19 rapid tests President Joe Biden promised in December for every American household have begun arriving in earnest in mailboxes and on doorsteps. A surge of covid infections spurred wide demand for over-the-counter antigen tests […]
2022-02-13 He Donated His Kidney and Received a $13,064 Bill in Return by Anjeanette Damon ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The email arrived in Elliot Malin’s inbox from his cousin’s mom. “Scott needs a kidney,” the subject […]
We feel, and studies suggest, that cooking can be a form of therapy for many. On Sunday, we post recipes for those looking for new ways to diversify their cookbooks (we do not get paid for this). —Editorial Team. 4 Positive Changes to Make in 2022 (Family Features) Before you completely overhaul […]
2022-02-12 Montana Mice May Hold the Secret to Virus Spillover Jim Robbins For the past 20 years, Amy Kuenzi has spent three days of every month traveling to a ranch near Gregson, Montana, and setting out traps that contain peanut butter and oats. Her quarry is deer mice. She takes blood samples, looks for […]
Great Things About Photography By: Francesca Black Are you thinking about taking up the hobby of photography? Many who have already discovered this exciting and fulfilling hobby can tell you the top ten reasons why photography is so great. Maybe you will be captivated by this compelling and diverse art as well. 1. The […]
2022-02-12 How to short-circuit short-term thinking OPINION: Human behavior is fueling major social dilemmas — from climate change to the Covid pandemic to the spread of misinformation. But that means it’s also the solution, if only we can harness psychology for the common good. By Paul Van Lange By David Rand The world is […]
Owning and interacting with pets, according to studies, can be a form of therapy for many. We have dedicated Saturday to dogs and Wednesday to cats, when we will post an article on each of those days. We will also post articles on occasion about other animals people may have as pets. – Editorial […]